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St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13
POLITICS IN DAKOTA.
Seed SoWn in the Early Days Net
Yet Entirely ObIi terated.
A BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.
The Beneficial Effect of the AdmiRiStra-
tiOn of Governor Church.
PIERCE'S SCHEMINC.
Methods Attributed to Him Not at ALI
to His Credit---The Position
of Gov. Church.
PIERCE'S SCHEMING.
From the Globes Special Staff Contributor.

From the Globes Special Staff Contributor
BISMARCK, Aug. 12.-There is a de-
lightful uncertainty in Dakota politics.
an uneaSineSS and unrest among men
who aspire to become politicians, that
make these affairs interesting lin local
way if iii no other. Iheard, the other
day, novel description of political af-
fairs in this territory. Ny informant is
an old resident, and | lave no doubt
that he knows whereof he speaks. He
put matters in this way:
"W hen Dakota was first made a terri
tory, about 1861. think, the first set
tiers were government officials, and
clearly carpet-baggerS. They settled at
and around YanktOn, the capital
Their principal business was to rob the
government. and if, at first, they were
green hands, they soon learned TO be
very AkillfuI at plying their trade Men
who cd not happen to hold some office,
took government contracts, such as
hauling provisions, which were often
transported without any legs" At
any rate, it was little more than a school
of thieving, and the pupils were apt TO
learn. The influence of these old settlers
has been transmitted to succeeding
political gangs. | know one of the old
settlers, one of the first to settle at
YanktOn, to be a man naturally of good
impulses; but he took contracts, and
the influence they had on him was to
make him almost dishOneSt-nOt
ScrupulOuS about keeping his word
politically, and ready at any time to ac-
cept anything that comes into his hands,
whether it is questionable or not. He
is a product of the early political train
ing at YanktOn. You will remember
that the first delegates i'll congress from
the territory used to buy their way.
The man who could buy up the most
delegations was the man who took the
perSimmons. From the way in which
the territory was settled and the pOlit-
zeal methods then in vogue, have re-
suited the present state of affairs. |
wouldn't care if the territory was kept
out of the Union, as it is, for a few years,
If for no other reason than that these old
political gangs might be cleaned out.
and something like responsibility given
to our politics. Dakota has the reputa-
ton of containing the biggest lot of
corrupt politicians on the face of the
earth-in plain terms, thieves"
These are substantially the words that
all old time DakOtan used to me the
other day. They are plain terms; but
there is a vast amount of truth in them.
The speaker was a Republican official
ten years ago, but not i'll the territory,
and is not i'll any way concerned
with the politics of the ter
ritOry. He simply looked at
the situation from nOn-partiSan stand
point, and his just judgment on the pol
iticianS was formed from a knowledge
of all the facts and history connected
Herewith.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13
More ofPierce's Mistakes.

Gov. Pierce makes mistake similar
to this when he goes out of his way to
make an attack upon Judge Spencer, of
the supreme bench. He goes up to the
editorial meeting at Big Stone Lake and
reads lot of law to the editors there as
sembled from foreign reports. He
tells them what Judge Cooley defines
as contempt of court" What has all
this stuff to do with the case in hand.
The territory of Dakota has code of its
own that defines what is contempt of
court. We are governed by our own
laws and not by the law as laid downby
some outside judge. 1t makes no differ
ence to us what is the law of contempt
in Michigan; it is what is the law in
Dakota. Gov. Pierce had better take
another course of law study before he
attempts to discuss what are the duties
of the courts of Dakota if he is honestly
making the criticisms which he is pre-
tending in the eases cited above.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13

Probably they are unaware of the fact,
but there is ruling of the postOffice de-
partment which prohibits the use of
written manuscript for wrapping paper.
The violation of this postal ruling has
caused papers the greatest annoyance,
even to the suspension of pub
lication. 1t is economical and
thrifty to write editorial and local
matter, set it up, and then use
the manuscript with which to wrap
papers for mailing at the pound rates of
postage. But when a paper is dis
covered practicing that species of
economy the whole edition is liable to
be charged first-class rates of postage.
and that would bankrupt small paper.
One of the papers was suspected re-
Gently, but received adviceS from a
riend in Washington III time to pre-
vent absolute discovery. 1t is well,
therefore, that general attention be
called to the matter
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13

Since the gathering of Gov. MEL
LETEE, the executive of the Slumbering
state, and one or two others, including
Col. PLUMMER's proxy, from the South,
at Fargo, a week or SO ago, to inspire
the diviSiOniStS of the North with burn-
ing zeal to divide the territory, and sit
on the fOrty-sixth parallel to watch the
governor, GEN. CAMPBELL, and good
many other brevet warriors and states
men lead the South into the union
there has hardly been evidence found
that these Southern evangelist really
visited the North. 1t was given out at
the time that a committee Of five Repub-
Iican editors and politicians had been
induced to accept the commits
SiOnS conferred upon them by
the Huron governor, and would pro
ceed at once to call con-
vention for the North, to meet at
Fargo, Sept. 2S, and also designate 10
cal committee in each county to instruct
the people how to vote on the question.
The Fargo papers, which have at times
put a leg or two over the division rail,
barely note the matter in their local col
umnS, with no indication of interest. 1t
is probable that the committee will
eventually publish call for the con-
VentiOn, with the names attached OF all
who are willing to figure it that way.
But the fact is evident that there is very
little division feeling i'll the North, out
side of the Republican politicians who
look for partisan advantage.
1t is not, however, to be
assumed that there is much
active hostility to division. nor entire
Indifference. There is heSitancy and
doubt rather than positive sentiment of
any kind. The people of the North are
positive and pretty much united i'll
desiring statehood. The hesitancy is as
to the course most likely to advance that
end. If there was assurance that adj
mission would more certainly and speed
ily follow division than by means of a
single state. a great majority would vote
for separation and two states. But their
experience, and the political aspects of
such movements, lead to the conclusion
that il will be very difficult, if not prac-
tically impossible, to effect the admis
sion of two states from Dakota, and to
secure the end so eagerly desired there
must be united front.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13

editor of the Hamlin Comfy Times,
published at Castlewood, was born
March 20, 1864, in Prince Edward
county, Ontario. His father was a
farmer, and at the age of fifteen Red
dick commenced to learn the art pre-
servative of all arts in the office of the
Picton Times. He came to Dakota i'll
March, 1888, and took charge of the
Hamlin County Times, in which posi-
ton he remained as foreman and local
editor until September l, 1886, when he
purchased the office, and is at present
conducting the business. Aside from
the knowledge obtained in learnin print
ing his education was obtained at a COM
mon country school in winter seasons
when not engaged in cultivating the
soil. The political complexion of the
Times is independent Democrat, favor
ing the, admission of Dakota as one
state, and against the division move
ment, which latter movement he be-
lieyes to be sQuabble for Ofice-seeking
politicians,
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13
CAN'T GET IN AS TWO STATES.


One of the. journals at Bismarck,
which strong ly favOrs division, disSents
from the view taken in the GLOBE that
with the division of the territory the
South would probably be admitted as a
state with no great delay, while the
rest of the territory would quite surely
remain out for years. The BiSmarc k
paper assumes that because the North
has the requisite population, and wants
to become a state. that it would follow
the South into the Union. Dakota has
been.big and pOpulouS enough for
state a good while. and has done some
clamOring to get into the Union. Even
part of it-ample in all the usual
requisites for StatehOod-haS twice
taken the trouble to call alleged
constitutional conventions. frame cOnSti-
tutionS. and array itself in the panOply
of statehood. But it is not remembered
that any very great progress has been
made toward getting i'll among the
United States. The North has offered
no objection to the admission of the
South; but the latter is still out. What
reason is there to suppose that two
states will succeed where one has failed?
The sentiment of the country will be
with Dakota coming as one state, and it
would be effective: but there is no pop
ular demand for the admission of two.
The East is not eager to open the door
to half a dozen states in the West, soon
to seek admission, and will not look
favOrably upon efforts to divide any ter
ritory in order to multiply states.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13

ONE of the needs of Dakota, outside
of perhaps few of the old settled coun-
ties, is more and better patronized ceme-
teries. Many localities that have been
settled for years hardly have pretense
of burying ground of any character,
and still more rarely has the place used
for this purpose anything attractive
about it. This fact may discourage peo-
pie from dying, but some do occasionally
drop off thOughtlessly or by accident,
and i'll nearly all cases, if they have
friends who are able to afford it, the re-
mains are shipped East for burial. This
has the appearance of dissatisfaction
with the country, or that it is not a
country sought for permanent homes.
If Dakota is a land good enough to live
in it is good enough for its citizens to be
buried in.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13
Gov. Church'S Position.

For Gov. Pierce'S satisfaction, and for
the satisfaction of any and all others
who may feel as he does about this re-
form administration, thi mk can state
pretty nearly what is Gov. Church's po-
Sition in relation to the Tankton board
of trustees. From the official exami-
nation he is satisfied that the board pre-
ceding the present one was addicted to
most grossly Doodle ways. The new
new board is composed of three mem
bers of the old board and,
when they were appointed, nothing was
known of their crookedneSS in the old
board. But, since that time, this has
been revealeHand the description of the
new board found to be similar to that of
their predecessors. While Gov. Church
haS not sufficient ground to proceed
against them and suspend them from
office, he has at least limited that their
designations would be accepted, and if
they were honorable men there is no
reason why they should not resign.
But they have gone so far as to say that
they will not. and the only course left
open to Gov. Church is to- refuse to
allow the board to do more
work as members on the board
than is i absolutely necessary.
This action, of course, is liable to be
criticised by fl lends of the board, and
Gov. Pierce, who appointed themi may
be expected to take up his cudgel i'll
their behalf 10 disinterested persons
it is evideiitthat the governor is right
in withholding appropriations for such
a board.
As the GLOBE has remarked, it is a
fortunate thing for the territory that
there has been a change in the admin
istration. 1t was time that the old gang
should go, If Gov. Church has anything
to say, about it. He has declared: open
war on the whole of them, and PROPOSES
to carry on his administration strictly in
accord with the interests of the people.
Gov. Pierce will do well to find this out
before he writes any more of hispieces
in the Pioneer Press.
" THE I.OoKEt6IN
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13

THERE is some kicking among the
larger breeders of fine stock over the
various agricultural exhibitions in
offering large premiums for herds,
open to the world, and very small ones
for stock owned in Dakota. At the
territorial fairs the premiums are about
$500 to $50. The local StOckmen allege
that they have no show against the
herds of pampered, sugar-fed and
barber rgroomed animals that are pre-
pared and kept exclusively to make the
circuit of the leading fairs and take all
the premiums. They would not shut
out these sleek monstrOsities, as they
draw the crowd and are good for little
else, but they insist that better show
should be given the practical, useful,
Gne grades of Dakota-grOwn stock.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13
..THE GENERAL AGENT"
A MOgui Who Exists Without an
Appropriation or Any Official
Sanction -
Snecial to the Globe

Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.-The depart
ment of justice has for its head an at
torney general, and for its assistant
head chief clerk. Ordinarily the
cabinet minister, or his chief clerk, are
supposed to manage department. But
it is different with the department. of
justice. This unique government institl-
ton has an abundance of heads. and is
in strong sense hydra headed. But
the man of men who seems to run it,
manage it, for certain, sure, is the gen
eral agent. Now there is nothing in the
acts of congress, not in the constitution
of the Republic, creating such an Office
as general agent, nor is there any ap-
preparation made for the payment of
such an officer. Nevertheless, there is
such an office and such an official. He
is the supreme executive officer OF. the
department of justice, more CON-
ney generals officer. Under
Brewster the general agent was Brews-
ter Cameron, and he was character.
Under the present administration Col.
Strong is the general agent, and he is
supreme. A genial gentleman he is,
and one who is well posted and shrewd
in the management of the marshalS, ex-
aminers and other employees of the gov
ernment under his jurisdiction. 1t was
to him that application was made for in
formation concerning the report OF the
examiner, OF special agent, who was
sent out to look inte the accounts of the
Uuited States marshal for Dakota. Col
Strong unhesitatingly said:
although the examiner has not yet
reported, l have no apprehension of
difficulty. Dan Maratta is one of our,
best marshals, and l believe him to:be a
thoroughly reliable man. The exam
fner was sent to investigate his acY
counts, as was stated in your former
special to the GLOBE, merely as a mat
ter OF routine duty. should be greatly
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13
Ex-Goy. Pierce,s Position.

Ex-GOv. Pierce, in his Dakota depart
ment of the Pioneer Press, says that
Gov. Church has chance to make his
administration very popular and sue
cessful. He refers TO the fact that
President Cleveland is good friend of
the governors, and that he may expect
to see his policy carried out. This is
true. Often the ex-governor has made
this statement, that Gov. Church had a
good chance to make a success of his
administration. Nobody denies this,an
it is certainly very kind for Gov.
Pierce to mention it. But why does he
do it? Evidently he has some purpose
in ii, for never knew Gov. Pierce to do
anything unless he had special pur-
pose behind it. l think l can see to the
bottom of him in this instance. He
pretends to be friendly to Gov. Church's
administration, and frequently makes
pleasant and fiattering remarks about
it. At the same tinr- ie' never lets slip
an opportunity to gel undetermined
dig at it, Nothing h;.I..---~ that may lie
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13
A Pertinent Query,

. Now while l am OH the subject of Gov.
Pierce and his relations to Dakota, l
would like to ask the gentleman
plain question. From Examiner Harris.
the other day, learned of queer state
of affairs in some of the public inStitu-
tiOnS. 1t seems that for some of them
last years two different copies of the
reports were made to the governor.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13
surprised to learn of anything wrong in

surprised to learn of anything wrong in
his official AFFAIRS
when will you receive the report of
the examiners
THAT will be difficult to say. The re-
ports of examiners are usually filed
within sixty days after they have made
their Investigations. In this instance
there has been some delay, on account
of the absence of the marshal from his
bailiwick. He is in Fargo now, pre-
sumo, but he was absent from July s to
July 2S, on leave from the department..
He had business in Pennsylvania which
kept him for time. and the examiner
was delayed Sin his work OH that ac-
count. Heyanted to see Maratta per-
SonalIy," -
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13
Fleeing Dakota Banks.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.--It is stated
that certain claim agent and attorne Y
before the'departinent in this city, has
been making money out of Dakota
banks. BY having access to the largest
ear of the man who decides which banks
shall be United States repositories, he
manages to do little business in the
nature of suggestive dictation. Ascer-
thaining that certain banks are doing
good business as money lenders, and
knowing that they would bese.dble to
make considerable profit out Of the use
of upwards of twenty thousands year,
he writes to them offering to have them
created repositories for the contingent
fee of $500. They are all willing to pay
the amount. and, inasmuch as they pay
nothing unless designated as deposition
les, they gladly send him their orders.
Thus far the gentleman has succeeded
in making no less than $4,000 this year
out of banks in the West, some of them
being in Dakota.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13

THE GLOBES cartoon tells the story
better than a column of types would do.
The pins that are tImbling about so
prsmiscuously on the bowling alley can
pua in their time profitably observing
the valuable lesson taught.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13

THE GLOBES special staff contrib
utor at Bismarck will keep the people
of Dakota posted on all political and
general matters. This will be marked
feature of the GLOBES Dakota edition
every Saturday.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13
News About Railroads,

Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN, Aug. 12.-RailrOad affairs
have taken very different turn in the
past few weeks. The st. Paul, Mime
apOlis d Manitoba is now arranging to
extend its lines to Pierre, OAK, from
here, and has also purchased brick to
erect a large brick depot at this place.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul is
now erecting large brick round house,
and will begin Oh new brick depot in
a few weeks, while the Aberdeen, Bis
marck IL Northwestern road has COM
pleted arrangements to enter the city
and build its tracks in time for the fall
hauling of wheat to point at least
forty miles north of this city, and enter
ing Bismarck next spring. The last
new road. the Black Hills route, which
is now partly graded north fir ON here,
is to connect, in all probability, with the
Minneapolis Il Pacific at Oakes, Oak.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-13
A Point for Publishers.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 70. Several
good newspapers in Dakota are breed
ing broods of trouble. for themselves.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-26
A Pauper Sc uaior.

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 23-It be
came known for the fir-t time tod ay
to few persous that ex-Uni'ed States
Senator Charles +. jones, Of Florida,
who mas for some unexplained reason
sojourned in Detroit, Is practically n
beggar upon the streets, and but for
the charity OF a friend would be with
out food or shelter When Mr..
Jones came to Detroit he was very
free with his modey and gave lavish
ly to benevolent purposes. He board
ed at the best Motel until a few months
ago. when he was unable to pay his
hills. He then went to cheaper
hous :, aud last night his room Wa
locked on him and he elert ON the
floor in the ball. He was observed by
q man whom he had beiriended in his
better days and was taken to the
mans home. Mr.. Johes IL almost q
mental wreck. He lie pursued with
the idea that some enemies, whom be
never names, are following him and
that he will yet "down them"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-26
"A Thanksgiving Pardon.

Gov Preston II. Leslie yesterday is
sued paidon to Eugene Farrell, sen,
to the pesitentiary from Silver Bow
county about two years ago for partici
pating In the murder of n ChinamHn
He was sentenced for five years while
his companions were sentenced to
eighteen and tweoty years imprison.
ment, this comparison showing that
Farrell at the time of his sentence was
only about Is years old, and he was
under the Influence Of liquor aud led
astray by older companions. TIE
party with whom he was running
went into a Chinsmsn's cabin aud
hung the inmate until he was dead.
Farrell was hoy from Colorado and
bis mother and sister have been In the
territory for some months endeavor-
Ing TO secure his pardon. Gov. Leslis
thought that Thsnksgivings day cosld
not be celebrated better than by par
doniug at least one evil doer aud Civ
Ing him chance 10 do better, and o.
the many applicants for pardon be Sc
lscted young Farrell - perhaps th,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-26
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Sparks Successor.

KANSAS CITY. 24-rhe Journal
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Of Kansas Guy ~ commissioner Of the
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siouer Spark. Judge Phillips In an
interview said last night: II have re-
ceived no information whatever that
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IL IL has, II Is surprise" He Was u
member Of the federal con federation in
Missouri OF 1851 aud served through
out the war as lieutenant colonel Of cav.
airy in the union army. He was dele
gate to the Democratic natl ,nsl con.
vention Of 1868 aud was elected to the
forty-fourth and iorfy-lxth Congress
es. In 1876 he served with Mr.. La,
mar rs the congressional committee
which investigated the Hayes.Tilden
election in South Carolina.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-26
most promising. The governor will
receive nothing but praise for the
goodness of heart he has manifested. -
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